Hutchinson Industries
Corporate Profile
Hutchinson Industries is the premier manufacturer of mobility components for wheeled vehicles, with a full line of products including runflats for various levels of security, beadlocks, 2-pc aluminum Tactical™ and commercial wheels, and turn-key assembly services.
Hutchinson provides a single source for various mobility systems, from wheel engineering and production, to integrating mobility devices into tire assembly. The company is established worldwide. Its development and production centers cover Europe, the Americas and Asia, allowing its clients to reap the benefits of a worldwide network with local service. Hutchinson relies on a professional staff of over 26,000. They practice their skills in 119 operational units spread over 27 countries.
Our Mission
To provide engineered mobility solutions for all wheeled combat and off-road vehicles.
Hutchinson’s customer-oriented philosophy allows us to provide responsive support to our customers, from prototyping and low-rate production through full production, with products that are custom suited to the customers’ needs. Innovative design and development concepts allow us to meet a wide variety of needs that support retrofitting to existing vehicles and maximizing the performance of new vehicles, while also meeting the demands of tomorrow’s lighter but more survivable combat vehicles.
History
Founded in 1853, Hutchinson is one of the world’s oldest rubber product manufacturers. In addition to Hutchinson Defense and Security Department, other Hutchinson divisions manufacture rubber products found on nearly every automotive manufacturer in the world, as well as high-speed trains, shipbuilding and other industrial applications. As a subsidiary of Total, Hutchinson is able to draw on diverse research and chemical resources of one of the world’s largest petroleum and chemical manufacturers to respond to any customer’s needs.